Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-11
AT ST. PAUL.
An Enormous Crowd Greets
the President.
HE SPEAKS AT THE HOTEL,
And Pays a Loyal Tribute to his
Wife-Her Association
With the City. e

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
MADISON, Wis, October 10.-Mrs,
Cleveland and Mrs. Villas took car.
riages this morning and drove to the
railroad station. The President and
Colonel Villas walked. Hundreds Of
people were at the station, but no or
ganized demonstration occurred. +,
AT LA CROSSE.
LA CROSSE, Wis, October To-
When the Presidents train reached
here this afternoon salute of twenty
one guns was fred. A great throng
of people awaited their approach and
loudly cheered the visitors as they ar
rived at the station. The prominent
buildings of the city were tastefully
decked with bunting. During the
twenty minutes that the train waited
the party were escorted in carriages
through the principal streets by the
Governors guard. The entire popula-
tion and great number from dis
tance were on the streets. sif
ARRIVAL AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, October 1O.-A special
train containing the President and
party reached st. Paul exactly on
time at $50 this evening. The run
from Madison was perhaps the most
enjoyable journey the party has ex-
perienced since its departure from
Washington.
AN ENORMOUS ATTENDANCE.
Conservative estimates place the
number of strangers in town at GO, 900.
A large contingent gathered at the
depot long before the time when the
Presidents train was due and waited
patiently. When the train pulled in.
to the depot the reception committee
escorted him down the platform while
the band played and the battery near
the depot fired s.
A PRESIDENTIAL SALUTE.
As Mrs. Cleveland walked. down
three little girls stepped forward and
presented her with three lovely bou.
quets of pink roses. The party then
entered carriages and was escorted to
the hotel. The streets were literally
jammed with a mass Of humanity,
which surged after the carriages in
great waves. At the Hotel Ryan, the
President and party were escorted to
the parlor and introduced to Mayor
Smith, who delivered brief speech OF
welcome, which was responded to by
the President, who spoke at some
length in praise of the city and state,
concluding his remarks as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
"My visit to you being a social one,
and trusting that we have sort of
friendly feeling for each other, l want
to suggest to you the reason why / am
particularly and personally interested
in St. Paul and its people. Some
years ago young girl dwelt among you
and went to school. She has grown
up to be a woman and is now my
wife. If anyone thinks that the Presi-
dent ought not to mention things of
this sort in public, l hope that he or
she does not live in st. Paul
for l don't want to shock anybody.
When thank the good people Of this
city it is because they neither married
nor spoiled my wife daughter and
applause) and wish to tell them that
they are related to one who in my Life
is better than all earthly honors and
destination hereafter. You may be
sure that her pleasant recollection OF
schooldays will be reinforced ny the
no less pleasant memory of our present
visit, and thus will our present interest
in St. Paul and its kind citizens be in
creased and perpetuated."
ADJOURNMENT. /
When the speech making concluded
the party went to dinner in private.